Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-25

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raj hospital for the treatment Of non
contagious and durable diseases and
surgical injuries of INDECENT patients OF
the State of Virginia.
BY Mr.. Darst To authorize the
Board of Supervisors of Pulaski county
TO increase the salary Of the county
| Judge.
BY Mr.. Acker: To amend the char
ter Of the town of Broadway, in the
county of Rockingham.
By Mr.. Echols: Memorial of the
Staunton Chamber of Commerce in re-
lation to the system of taxing mer-
| chants.
BY Mr.. Pollard To require the
amount of damages claimed in actions
for the unlawful taking or detention OF
property or for injury to trespass
against property, real or personal, to be
verified by affidavit.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
Mr.. Figgat introduced bill amend
ing the Constitution in relation to the
Legislature so as to read as follows:
| 1.-The House OF Delegates shall be elected by
tho voters Of the several cities and counties on
| the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday In
| November, 1890. and biennially thereafter and
shall from and after the said date consist OF not
| more than ono hundred and not less than
| ninety"
The bill was referred to the Commit
tee for Courts of Justice.
| PROPOSED CHANGE IN ELECTION LAW.
Mr.. Wise offered the following re-
solution
| Resolred. That committee of seven men,
bers Of this House, as equally divided az
possible between the two political parties, BIO
! appointed 10 prepare and recommend TO this
House such an election law as may DO accepta-
| BILE TO all the people Of this State rs guaran-
| tee that Il is the determination OF this body 10
| assure equal fairness In the conduct OF all
elections in this State in the future, aud to
frown down any appearance of an attempt to
gain partisan advantage through the election
| laws OF this Commonwealth.
Mr.. Wise moved to suspendth the rules
| and pass the resolution. Lost.
The resolution was then refer red.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Leaves of absence were granted Mr..
Hurt for three days Mr.. Thorne,
three days Mr.. Mallory, four days;
Mr.. Row, two days.
REPoRTED PROM COMMITTEES.
To incorporate the Clinch-Valley
Construction Company to incorpo-
rate the Roanoke and Northwest
ern railroad to incorporate the
Portsmouth Street Railway Compa-
ny; to incorporate the Suburban
and City Railway and Improvement
Company to allow the future purchase
of the Richmond and Allegheny rail-
road to issue bonds and stock :; to in
corporate the Chowan and Southern
Railroad Company to incorporate the
Byrd-Creek Iron Company, of Vir-
ginia to repeal the laws for the pro-
lection of fish in New river and its
tributaries to incorporate the Chester
field and James-Riyer Railroad Com
pany to repeal an act to authorize the
Board of Supervisors of Halifax to let
public roads, and to amend the act pro-
viding for working and repairing pub
lie roads and bridges to provide for a
division Of the Norfolk county ferries
between the city of Portsmouth and
county of Norfolk to amend the law
incorporating the Petersburg and
Chesterfield Railroad Company; and
directing the Board of Public Works
to deliver to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company certain maps and
papers.
REDUCTIONS OF SALARIES.
Mr.. Figgat offered q resolution in
structing the Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform to inquire whether
reduction can be made in the number
or salaries Of the officers OF the State
without injury to the service also,
whether there can be any reduction in
the expenses of the State government.
Adopted.
TAXES AND COUPONS.
Mr.. Porter offered a resolution that
the Auditor Of Public Accounts be re-
quested to furnish the House as soon
as possible with an itemized statement
showing the total amounts received
from each subject of lcense-tax during
the past year, together with the total
amounts paid for license-taxes with
coupons, and also the amount rendered
and not accepted. Adopted.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Directing the Board of Public Works
to deliver to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company certain maps and
papers. :,
TO Incorporate the Charlottesville and
University Street Railway Company.
To incorporate the Roanoke and
Northwestern railroad.
In relation to sheep in the county of
Clarke.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the charter of the New
River and Chambers Valley railroad.
To amend the charter OF the town Of
Columbia, in Fluvanna county.
To punish false pretence in obtain
ing registration OF cattle and other
animals, and to punish giving false
pedigrees.
To enlarge the corporate limits Of the
town of New Market, in Shenandoah
county.
To establish and concerning public
cemeteries in the magisterial districts
of the State.
Giving the consent of the State to the
erection by Ex-Governor Chamberlain
OF hotel at Old Point.
For the relief of +. p. May of fines
imposed on him by the County Court OF
Brunswick county.
NEW scHooLHoUsEs.
Bill allowing each school district in
the State to use one third of the school
money coming to them in the erection
of or repair OF existing schoolhouses
came up on its engrossment.
Mr.. Cardwell had read a petition
from Hanover county asking the pas
sage OF the bill.
Members desiring time to look closely
into its merits, the bill, on motion OF
Mr.. Cardwell, was passed by.
NOVEL BILL.
The following bill was reported adj
versely upon by the Committee for
Courts of Justice
Whereas the citixens Of Greensyille
county have been subject TO much loss
by the stealing Of cattle. and Ia order
III "a. 3.